The recovery of microalgal production and biomass in a South African temporarily open/closed estuary, following mouth breaching

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 599-606

  Anandraj, Akash ^a,b   Perissinotto, Renzo ^b   Nozais, Christian ^b,c   Stretch, Derek ^b  

^a MANGOSUTHU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

benthic microalgae; phytoplankton; primary production; South Africa; temporarily open closed estuaries

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MICROALGA; MONITORING; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SCOUR; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CRUSTACEA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 50449092135     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.05.015     Document Type: Article

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